stupefy
To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsivenessTo dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
» When he came in, I was too stupefied and surprised to say anything.
Als er hereinkam, war ich zu verblüfft und überrascht, um irgendwas zu sagen.
Meaning
3 senses(especially, transitive)To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
a stupefying drug; a stupefacient
He stupefied her by means of chloroform, a general anaesthetic.
betäuben
изумля́тьizumljátʹ, изуми́тьizumítʹ, поража́тьporažátʹ
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
The police's negligence and callousness continued to stupefy her.
(obsolete, transitive)To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation.
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
- make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples
3 sentencesWhen he came in, I was too stupefied and surprised to say anything.
deAls er hereinkam, war ich zu verblüfft und überrascht, um irgendwas zu sagen.
She looked stupefied in amazement.
I was stupefied.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stFrom Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).
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Forms
stupefies, stupefying, stupefied, stupefiedSynonyms
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9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle